Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(PSPA428) -  Markos Karavias

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

International migration is a continuous, growing and particularly challenging phenomenon. Over 250 million people now live outside their country of origin. Conflicts (both international and non-international), sectarian violence, environmental degradation, rising inequalities, but also multiple methods of travel and communication have significantly shaped migratory flows within and across regions. We are witnessing new ‘types’ of migration, mixed migratory flows comprised of asylum seekers, refugees and economic migrants following similar routes, methods of entry and facing similar difficulties and challenges en route. The limited legal avenues of entry complicate this picture of international mobility.

From source to destination, journeys are less linear, entailing transitory movement and transit countries. Yet, the response from governments and policy makers is to focus more on short-term measures, attempting to ‘manage’ movement-a fundamentally fluid phenomenon that is currently rapidly unfolding around the globe but especially in the Mediterranean and Southeastern Europe.

In 2015, 850,000 migrants entered Greece. Of those the overwhelming majority transited through the Western Balkan route, to their final destination in northern and western Europe. Though Southeast Europe has always had a long tradition of migration, including asylum seeking flows, the events of 2015 had a profound impact first and foremost on Greece, Turkey but also the Balkan countries. What is more, the response to the 2015 refugee 'crisis' shaped the response of the EU to the challenge of managing migration and asylum, as evidenced in the new Pact on Migration and Asylum to come into application in June.

The course seeks to guide students through the concepts, actors and processes, the debates, policies and theories around the governance of contemporary migratory movement, including asylum seeking populations, drawing examples from diAerent countries and with an added focus on Greece and the Balkans more generally.

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Τετάρτη 21 Ιανουαρίου 2026